The Lost Trailers open for Luke Bryan Sunday night at the Rock County 4-H Fair.
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Laura Becker, left, and Allyson Sanborn cheer for The Lost Trailers at the Rock County 4-H Fair Sunday night.
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Luke Bryan performs sunday evening at the Rock County 4-H Fair.
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Members of the Marine Corps silent drill team march and present arms in unison during a performance at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Sunday afternoon.
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• Event: Supreme champion dairy cow.
• Name: Jim Streich, 18, Newark Township.
• Name and breed of animal: Hailey, registered Holstein.
• Quote of the day: Streich knew Hailey had a good chance of winning. "She's a good solid dairy cow (with a) good frame," he said.
• Advice to others: Not much besides "just keep trying your hardest."
• 4-H or FFA group: Parkview FFA.
• School: Graduated in June from Parkview High School. Plans to attend Blackhawk Technical College to study welding.
• Parents: Rhonda and Terry Streich.
• Other information: Streich bought Hailey with an FFA grant four years ago.
• Reserve grand champion: Makhi Lawrence, 11, Janesville, son of Jamie Lawrence and a member of Plymouth 4-H. He showed Emma, an Ayrshire that won grand champion of its breed.
• "I woke up this morning and I already knew I was going to win," he said.

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Sadie Stueck holds her reserve champion market wether in front of a crowd for auction, while Bob Johnson of Badger State Auction and Real Estate in Milton calls the auction.
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Devin Wellintz, 14, from Janesville, milks his Dairy Cow Epony at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Saturday.
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Fairgoers look on at the ducks on display feeding Friday evening.
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Country music act Kate & Kacey, indentical twin sisters, perform Friday night at the Rock County 4-H Fair.
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Eli Inman, 13, reacts to messing up a line while singing "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Kiss, while participating in " U B the Band" an activity at the Rock County 4-H Fair for kids. Inman is backed up by the U B the Band Stage Manager Kip Schwanke on drums and Megan Wickingson, 10, on 2nd guitar on Friday.
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Jacklyn Kumlien, 13, shows her guitar skills in between verses of the Aly and AJ cover of the song "Do You Believe in Magic" while participating in " U B the Band" an activity at the Rock County 4-H Fair for kids.
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Lauren and Melysa Stutika look at some of the sheep at the Rock County 4-H fair on Wednesday.
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Samantha Casper, 17, of Janesville goes in for a closer look at the baby pheasants out at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Friday.
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12-year-old Sonny Schieldt from Edgerton reacts to getting a question right at the "Game Show Gurus" tent on Wednesday evening.
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Former Parker High School exchange student Michel Havtavoine came from France to visit Janesville, where he stayed in 2005, and spent some of his time at the Rock County 4-H fair. Here he climbs a wall put up by the National Guard Tent.
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Mark Kilcoyne, 9, from Waupaca looks down at where he would normally see his body, which is buried in corn at the Rock County 4-H fair on Tuesday.
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Maddie Hodge, 11, of LaPrairie 4-H, does her best to coax her heifer Moon to the washing area at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Thursday.
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Taylor Golz leads her reserve Grand Champion pig around the ring during the Rock County 4-H Fair meat sale on Friday.
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Calahan Steed of Lima 4-H holds a sign high trying to encourage bids on his Suffolk lambs at the Rock County 4-H Fair meat auction on Friday.
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Jessica Duoss of Milton FFA cracks up as auctioneer Bob Johnson teases her in order to work the bidding up on her Grand Champion wether during the meat auction at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Friday.
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Ring man Ryan George recognizes a bid with his uncle Dean George working as auctioneer in the background. The 2009 meat auction is the first one without Ryan's father Paul working as auctioneer after he died over the winter.
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Sonny Schieldt of Fulton 4-H thanks those bidding on her crossbred sheep during the Rock County 4-H Fair meat auction on Friday.
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• Event: Junior Champion All Around
• Name: Erik Nelson, 17, Janesville
• Name and breed of animal: No name, Saanen
• Quote of the day: "I'm not really surprised. The judge seemed to like the fullness of (her) barrel."
• Advice to others: "It takes a lot of work and patience."
• Other accomplishments: Second year showing.
• 4-H or FFA group: Janesville Parker FFA
• School: Parker High School
• Parents: DuWayne and Shelley Nelson
• Other information: Thursday's win was Joe's first title.

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• Event: Grand champion barrow
• Name: Justin Gunderson of Clinton
• Name and breed of animal: No name, crossbred
• Quote of the day: "It's definitely a little surprising to win."
• Advice to others: "Working through the summer pays off on show day. (The) little things add up."
• Other accomplishments: Family raises their own pigs; Justin also plays basketball, baseball and football.
• 4-H or FFA group: Clinton FFA
• School: Clinton High School
• Parents: Dan and Lois Gunderson
• Other information: Justin plans to attend UW-Madison in the fall to study agronomy.
• Reserve grand champion: Taylor Golz, Evansville, daughter of Ken and Susan and member of the Evansville FFA. Showed Linus, a crossbred.

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Fairgoers try to stay dry under umbrellas during a shower at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Thursday.
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Hannah Robbins of Johnstown 4-H, gets a kiss from her Alpine yearling doe Sally as she sits in her pen in the goat barn before the goat show on Thursday.
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Alysa Rothfelder, 11, of Milton 4_H, has an eye-opening chat with her white leghorn Fluffy, a yearling hen, after she performed in the beginners showmanship competition at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Thursday.
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Courtney Jass, 11, Turtle 4-H, plays with her French lop Gator in the Rabbit building at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Thursday.
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Wisconsin Master Gardener Volunteer Chuck Huhn elaborates on the possible uses of a rain barrel, a device that collects rainwater.
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Country singer Larry Gatlin, backed by the Gatlin Brothers Band, belts out a song during their concert on the grandstand stage Thursday at the Rock County 4-H Fair in Janesville.
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Daniel Hernandez of the Stylez Unknown Crew spins on his head during a break dance performance at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Thursday.
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87-year-old Donna Kluckman looks on in awe as D.J. Wash, 7-year-old member of Stylez Unknow Crew break dance group spins on the floor at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Thursday.
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• Event: Senior Champion Doe All Around
• Name: Joe Adamson, 19, Milton
• Name and breed of animal: Astrid, Alpine
• Quote of the day: "I wasn't planning on winning, I thought my little sister (reserve champion Sarah) would."
• Advice to others: "Just don't give up. We started off with run-of-the-mill, average goats and after breeding, they get there."
• Other accomplishments: Named second-best overall several years ago.
• 4-H or FFA group: Milton 4-H
• School: Graduated from Milton High School
• Parents: Randy and Mary Adamson
• Other information: Joe is attending UW-Madison, majoring in astrophysics
• Reserve grand champion: Sarah Adamson, Milton, daughter of Randy and Mary Adamson and member of Milton 4-H. She showed Masquerade, an Alpine.

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• Event: Grand champion steer
• Name: Lucas Huisheere, 20, Clinton
• Name and breed of animal: No name, crossbred
• Quote of the day: "I've been trying to win for ...however many years I've been in 4-H."
• Advice to others: "You just have to put lots of hours in, do everything you possibly can."
• Other accomplishments: Won reserve champion steer once.
• 4-H or FFA group: Clinton FFA
• School: Graduated from Clinton High School
• Other information: Lucas works on a farm full-time with his uncle.
• Parents: Dan and Kris Huisheere
• Reserve grand champion: Kathryn Johnson, 17, daughter of Eric and Teresa and member of the Turtle 4-H. She showed Bert, a crossbred.

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Sammi Lynn Tracy, of Janesville, tied for first in the 14-17 division at the Rock County 4-H Star contest on Wednesday night.
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Hannah Morgan, of Roscoe, Ill., won the 8-13 division at the Rock County 4-H Star contest on Wednesday night.
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Michelle Smukowski, of Cudahy, won the 18 and over division at the Rock County 4-H Star contest on Wednesday night.
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Courtney Gors, of Machesney Park, Ill., tied for first in the 14-17 division at the Rock County 4-H Star contest on Wednesday night.
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Chelsea Taylor performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 14-17 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Anne Vandenburg, 16, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 14-17 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Kayla Edgar performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Jamie Rudnitzki performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Anthony Nguyen performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Adam Schoenherr performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Sara Siekierski performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Julie Hughes, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Samantha, part of a duet, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Lisa St. Clair performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Emily Harris performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, in the 18 and older age group on Wednesday night.
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Haley Drozdowicz performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 14-17 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Rhiannon Decker, 16, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 14-17 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Emily Schlangen, 15, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 14-17 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Rebecca Zahn, 17, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 14-17 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Hannah Morgan, 12, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 8-13 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Lee Minter, 9, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 8-13 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Ross Sroda, 13, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star singing Contest, 8-13 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Brook Nunn, 11, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star singing Contest, 8-13 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Paige Gors, 11, performs at the Rock County 4-H Fair Star Contest, 8-13 division age group on Wednesday night.
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Ciera Ballmer, 12, from Janesville spreads out some hay in the cow barn.
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Brave fairgoers enjoy a thrill drop straight down on the Mega Drop ride during wristband day at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Wednesday.
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Shelby Ward, 5, of Clinton rides the front of the worm with Brandis Behncke and her son Christian of Janesville behind her during a run on the Wacky Worm roller coaster at the Rock County 4-H Fair on wrist band day Wednesday.
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Melanie Zarth, a 1987 Craig High graduate, applies a 3-D temporary tattoo to the shoulder of Milton's Jessica Roach at the Dazle Body Art booth at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Wednesday.
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Taylor Jones, 11, of Janesville, rides the Merry Go Round during wrist band day at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Wednesday.
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• Event: Grand champion wether
• Name: Jessica Duoss of Milton
• Name and breed of animal: Boo, Suffolk
• Quote of the day: "I was really surprised, this is just a good feeling."
• Advice to others: "There are a lot of good lambs out there, so you just have to keep trying and always work your hardest."
• Other accomplishments: Reserve grand champion wether three times, grand champion barrow in 2008.
• 4-H or FFA group: Milton FFA
• School: Milton High School
• Parents: Ron and Christine Duoss
• Other information: Jessica's brother has won grand champion wether at past fairs. It's nice to be on the same level, she said.
• Reserve grand champion: Jessica Alf of Consolidated 4-H, Milton, daughter of Jill Alf. She showed Ralphie, a crossbred.

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Robyn Klitzman of Plymouth 4-H takes a break from pitchforking hay and sits on her dairy cow Buttercup at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Tuesday.
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Ed Smith of Janesville carries a large stuffed dog prize under his arm as he walks on the midway at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Tuesday.
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McKenzie Timp of Bradford 4-H holds her 2-month old Nubian goat Sophie in her lap while sitting in the animal's pen at the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds on Tuesday.
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Hillary Hazeltine of Plymouth 4-H reads Eclipse, the third novel in the Twilight series near her cows in the dairy barn at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Tuesday.
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Jenna Hurley of Evansville 4-H wears a pair of bright colored boots as she washes her friend Dana Powell's dairy cow Starla at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Tuesday.
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Sharline Anderson of Milton is all smiles as she fills up the bottom half of her Dairy Bingo card at the Rock County 4-H Fair. She was the first one to win the farm-based game at the fair on Tuesday.
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Travis Trawicki, 9, of Evansville covers one of his squares with a kernel of corn during a game of Dairy Bingo at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Tuesday.
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Players place corn kernels on their farm-based cards as Craig O'Leary calls a game of Dairy Bingo at the Roack County 4-H Fair on Tuesday.
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Tyler Cunningham, left, of Harmony 4-H and his brother Travis coax his two crossbed pigs into their pen at the Rock County 4-H Fair on Monday.
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Tim Cromwell and his daughter Paige of Janesville, fly through the air on the "Re-mix" ride at the Rock County 4H Fair.
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16 month-old Breana Herzig of Janesville plays in the cornbox at the Rock County 4H fair on Tuesday.
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Kaitlyn Garey, 9, and her aunt Renee Garey react to the ride called "Blizzard" at the Rock County 4H Fair on Tuesday.
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Erica Prange of Emma’s Cookie Kitchen scrubs her family’s cookie wagon Monday in preparation for today’s opening of the 80th annual Rock County 4-H Fair in Janesville.
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Alex Urban of Johnstown 4-H coaxes one of her three dairy goats from the back of a pickup truck at the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds on Monday.
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Mark Coetzee, left, and Wynand Van Wik of North American Midway Entertainment carry a bee-shaped car to its place on the Bumble Bee ride at the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds on Monday in Janesville.
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Wynand Vanwik of North American Midway Entertainment sets up lights on the Kite Flyer ride at the fairgrounds Wednesday. The Rock County 4-H Fair runs from Tuesday, July 28, to Sunday, Aug. 2.
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